woah baby!

Tucked away in a Mexican food cafeteria styled restaurant in Downtown Disney is the place where I could die happy.

I recently discovered that BabyCakes NYC had opened a location in Disney, and I more than anxiously awaited the days where I would be reunited with my favorite gluten free and vegan baked goods that took my breath away when I visited Gabriela this summer.

My mom, who is also gluten free, was almost more eager than myself to get the show on the road and make a trip to the bakery.

Finally, after two long and grueling days walking the streets of Disney World, we arrived. Dramatic much?

Let me tell you something — when you’re gluten free, I feel like you adopt a whole new sense of appreciation for extremely tasty baked goods. Baked goods that are moist, actually taste like the real thing, and melt in your mouth.

Since my mom had never had BabyCakes before, we decided we were going to partake in the 6 for $18 deal that was good for their cupcakes and doughnuts. After much deliberation, I chose a red velvet cupcake, a lemon cupcake, and a chocolate crumb doughnut.

My mom chose a red velvet cupcake, a carrot cupcake (remember when I ate one in NYC?), and a chocolate crumb doughnut as well.

While all were delectable and delicious, I have to say I liked the baked goods in NYC better. Perhaps it was because we went after dinner so they weren’t quite as fresh, but the cupcakes in NYC were much more moist. Don’t get me wrong, these were still delicious, but nothing quite like the cupcake I had in New York.

However, this bakery totally redeemed themselves when I went back the night before we left to pick up some goodies to bring home with us.

Instead of getting cupcakes (which was a good idea since my mom’s were destroyed by the time we got home), I went for something a little bit different — coconut mounds and cake bites.

I’m still trying to get over just how delicious the coconut mound is. Honestly, they are quite possibly the best coconut filled treat I have ever eaten in my life. They remind me much of a mounds bar, but richer and the coconut filling has sea salt in it. My absolute favorite chocolate bar has sea salt in it, so adding coconut only heightens its awesomeness.

The cake bites also rocked my world — they were chocolate chip cake balls dipped in chocolate and vanilla frosting. Oh. My. Gosh.

I more than once professed my love to the bakery girls, and I offered to work in the Chicago store if they ever were to open one. Thankfully my mom is heading back to Disney for work next months which means she’s bringing back some goodies (hint hint, Mom).

Question: If you could only eat one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be?

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